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. >> while investigating homicides, the first line of defense is forensic sciences. the person coming in and fuming the floors, obtaining fingerprints. without them, would half of the crimes be solved? probably not. as technology progresses, i hope forensic science does. >> in this case, forensic science was at the very heart of this case being solved and being successfully prosecuted. without it, who knows? we might have a cold case on the shelf, plain and simple. but with the forensics, but with the forensics, everything came together. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> veto. arizona's governor blocks a controversial religious rights bill that many called antigay. what she had to say overnight. >>> severe, terrible weather across the country, violent storms tearing down trees in the west, temperatures plunge in the east. in the midwest, rivers have become blocks of ice. indra petersons tracking the worst from coast to coast for us. >>> and breaking news this morning. panic on board a delta air lines flight when smoke fills the cabin. people unable to breathe
. >> while investigating homicides, the first line of defense is forensic sciences. the person coming in and fuming the floors, obtaining fingerprints. without them, would half of the crimes be solved? probably not. as technology progresses, i hope forensic science does. >> in this case, forensic science was at the very heart of this case being solved and being successfully prosecuted. without it, who knows? we might have a cold case on the shelf, plain and simple. but with the...
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with nature taking back the landscape block by block, the urban farm is really the last line of defense. d-town sits on the western border of detroit. >> where are we when the largest park in the city which is called rouge park. >> did you just come in and start digging or did you have permission to come in? >> we have permission. >> was that difficult? >> it was very difficult. we negotiated with the city for two years. part of the difficulty is they didn't know what hook to hang our request on. they're used to developers saying, i want to build a strip mall, i want to build a parking structure. they're not used to people saying, we want land to build a model organic farm. >> malik started the farm with a goal of providing greater access to fresh produce in areas that grocery stores have completely abandoned. that's basically all of detroit's inner city. >> other than whole foods, who just came in -- >> yes. >> not a single national food chain. >> no. no, in 2007, farmer jack closed its last stores in detroit. and that was kind of the end of the big chains in detroit. >> this is subsis
with nature taking back the landscape block by block, the urban farm is really the last line of defense. d-town sits on the western border of detroit. >> where are we when the largest park in the city which is called rouge park. >> did you just come in and start digging or did you have permission to come in? >> we have permission. >> was that difficult? >> it was very difficult. we negotiated with the city for two years. part of the difficulty is they didn't know...
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but there are just layers of these very primitive defenses, effective against the riot police more than a week and a half ago, but very primitive. and it's just an extra ordinary scene. you have people camped out, huddled by fires, protesters who refuse to leave the square. boxes of empty beer bottles ready to be made into molotov cocktails if violence once again breaks out. i've been to a lot of front lines. it reminds me a little bit of sarajevo back in the early '90s where you had residents trying to stop snipers in the hills from firing mar tore mortars ie city. but not something you see every day. >> just a few weeks ago that snipers were firing upon protesters. let's go to anna corn in the capital of the crimean region. what is the sentiment there, do they want to become part of the russian federation? >> reporter: absolutely, jake. there is an overwhelming support for this referendum. the people we spoke to said this is people power at work. we spoke to one woman who was born here when it was part of the soviet union and she said this is only right that it returns to the mother l
but there are just layers of these very primitive defenses, effective against the riot police more than a week and a half ago, but very primitive. and it's just an extra ordinary scene. you have people camped out, huddled by fires, protesters who refuse to leave the square. boxes of empty beer bottles ready to be made into molotov cocktails if violence once again breaks out. i've been to a lot of front lines. it reminds me a little bit of sarajevo back in the early '90s where you had residents...
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and our legal experts say that the defense is quite expert at that. he often shared notes with his team, he didn't cry, he didn't break down, he certainly didn't put his hands over his ears during some of the trickier testimony. back to you, erin. >> thanks very much to robin who's in the courtroom every day. our legal analyst is out front. so the prosecution is trying to paint the story as someone who's careless with guns, i mean just, obviously south africa, the crime situation is different, but this guy brings a gun into the restaurant and then he shoots it and then according to the testimony we just saw, the gun went off and he tries. the united states at least, prior bad acts like this are not admissible. you can't admit evidence saying that they used a gun three weeks before means that he used a gun on the day in question. the problem here is that the firearm is an accidental discharge. so i think even the probe tiff value here is really outweighed by the prejudicial effect and the judge here may conclude improperly that he's the kind of guy tha
and our legal experts say that the defense is quite expert at that. he often shared notes with his team, he didn't cry, he didn't break down, he certainly didn't put his hands over his ears during some of the trickier testimony. back to you, erin. >> thanks very much to robin who's in the courtroom every day. our legal analyst is out front. so the prosecution is trying to paint the story as someone who's careless with guns, i mean just, obviously south africa, the crime situation is...
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do they have any shot of that defense working? >> i think they might. certainly when you listen to the cross-examination, one of the things the defense brought out is the unlikeliness or the uncertainty that she had about certain facts. of course, it's understandable. she's calling the police, as she said, i'm not paying attention to what i'm listening to while talking to the police. it's a chaotic situation. the defense attorney has to exploit that fact that there was stress, there was distance, and they aren't familiar with these people who are speaking so they would know who would have a high-pitched voice and who would not. again, these are all factors that affect ear witness testimony and the defense has begun to exploit it and done a pretty good job. >> danny, thank you very much. the other problem is, these things come to trial, this was a year ago that happened. how do you remember what you thought you remembered? >>> still to come, meet the 6-month-old baby taking the video by storm with a workout video. jeanne moos reports. predibut, manufactu
do they have any shot of that defense working? >> i think they might. certainly when you listen to the cross-examination, one of the things the defense brought out is the unlikeliness or the uncertainty that she had about certain facts. of course, it's understandable. she's calling the police, as she said, i'm not paying attention to what i'm listening to while talking to the police. it's a chaotic situation. the defense attorney has to exploit that fact that there was stress, there was...
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about mistaken identity, about self-defense, murder, premeditated murder. self-defense again and again, and i think that's what's going to determine, what south african's think, what the police think or oscar's defense think, it all boils down to the judge. it's all about law in the end. >> thank you very much indeed. i want to bring in a man who's known oscar pistorius since he was a child. >> i know you didn't keep in touch with oscar in later years. what was he like when you went to school with him. we're going to come to an extreme parallel, what was he like? >> you know, piers, i lost contact with him when i went to high school. but i knew he -- i was a little older than imha, i went to high school with him. he was always the happiest kid, covered in sweat, everyone always wanted to touch his prosthetic legs. >> he became this national hero, a hero around the world to many people who are suffering perhaps similar disabilities that he had. a huge shock, to anyone who ever knew him like you did, a massive shock. >> it was unbelievable. south africa treat
about mistaken identity, about self-defense, murder, premeditated murder. self-defense again and again, and i think that's what's going to determine, what south african's think, what the police think or oscar's defense think, it all boils down to the judge. it's all about law in the end. >> thank you very much indeed. i want to bring in a man who's known oscar pistorius since he was a child. >> i know you didn't keep in touch with oscar in later years. what was he like when you went...
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and that in and of itself a revisiting of missile defense. even discussions that would open up these possibilities. maybe renewed interest in ukraine's ultimate membership in nato. there are a number of things that can be explored. just the exploring of which will put some pressure on putin. but you're right. it has to be calibrated. we don't want to do things that would be so over the top that we would provoke putin to do more militarily. but i do think we have to show a strong front. putin respects strength. and the reality as much as we want to work with russia, vis-a-vis syria, iran, et cetera, russia will ultimately do what putin decides is in russia's interests. so they're going to want to work with us much as we want to work with them. and i think that gives us some freedom to show strength here and make sure there's a diplomatic and economic cost to any further provocation. >> well, you make a great point there. four nato allies right on that western border of ukraine, romania, slovakia, poland, hungary which we have deep obligations
and that in and of itself a revisiting of missile defense. even discussions that would open up these possibilities. maybe renewed interest in ukraine's ultimate membership in nato. there are a number of things that can be explored. just the exploring of which will put some pressure on putin. but you're right. it has to be calibrated. we don't want to do things that would be so over the top that we would provoke putin to do more militarily. but i do think we have to show a strong front. putin...
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her political advisor writes this -- don't be defensive. look like you want the questions. look for opportunities for humor. don't use the administration's record as your own. july, 1999, couldn't we send her the same memo today? >> words to live by really. the same advice that she got then is the same advice she can and is getting now. essentially the main take-away from that document for me was saying to her, be real. that was really what people want to see from hillary clinton. you've heard this over and over again. she did manage to achieve some of this at state. the question is whether that can translate to another campaign and we're not going to know until she is actually running. she may be acting more like a candidate. it is very different once are you actually on the campaign trail. >> sometimes when they act more like a candidate it tells you they are not going to be a candidate. the thing that's interesting about this is we've never had a candidate like this in the digital age because we've never had a first lady whose husband's records are are becoming more and
her political advisor writes this -- don't be defensive. look like you want the questions. look for opportunities for humor. don't use the administration's record as your own. july, 1999, couldn't we send her the same memo today? >> words to live by really. the same advice that she got then is the same advice she can and is getting now. essentially the main take-away from that document for me was saying to her, be real. that was really what people want to see from hillary clinton. you've...
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russia's defense budget is about 18 times that of ukraine, but nato should restart talks on providing assurances to countries like poland including perhaps building the missile defense system that was abandoned. in economic terms, washington and the eu should consider sanctions that would be effective. ones targeted specifically at individuals who could be held responsible for acts of aggression against ukraine. washington cannot stop vladimir putin as he creates facts on the ground in crimea. but step back and consider what a strategic disaster this is for him. ukraine has slipped out of russia's orbit and most of the population there is going to be hostile toward russia for generations. countries like poland that had eased up relations with moscow will view it with great suspicion. all european countries will put their relations with russia under review. even china will surely oppose the brazen violation of national sovereignty, something beijing has is always concerned about. within russia people have seen that putin is terrified of a democracy movement and will brutally oppose it,
russia's defense budget is about 18 times that of ukraine, but nato should restart talks on providing assurances to countries like poland including perhaps building the missile defense system that was abandoned. in economic terms, washington and the eu should consider sanctions that would be effective. ones targeted specifically at individuals who could be held responsible for acts of aggression against ukraine. washington cannot stop vladimir putin as he creates facts on the ground in crimea....
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missile defense in the czech republic. remember russia's response to that when we went through that a couple of years ago. that to this point is something we've not heard the administration is considering. >> and you're on the ground in kiev. what's the scene like there? how are people responding to what's going on in crimea? >> reporter: the government here is definitely very concerned, anderson. they see this as an invasion by the russians as a part of annex crimea as part of russia. they're looking at a diplomatic effort now. no doubt the ukrainance could not go blow to blow with the russians. they don't have the fire power that the russians do. so they're looking abroad. and that look goes towards the united nations. they're asking the u.n. security council to get involved. it's unclear what role they would play as russia as you know has veto power in the security council. and moscow has been concerned over the ethnic russians in the crimea. one thing the ukrainen government has asked to send monitors into the crimea t
missile defense in the czech republic. remember russia's response to that when we went through that a couple of years ago. that to this point is something we've not heard the administration is considering. >> and you're on the ground in kiev. what's the scene like there? how are people responding to what's going on in crimea? >> reporter: the government here is definitely very concerned, anderson. they see this as an invasion by the russians as a part of annex crimea as part of...
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every defense attorney does that. no matter who your client is. there is nothing unusual or bizarre. i think a defense attorney would be nuts not to put their client on the stand and develop some facts that just helps the jury relate to them. >> when the verdict was read, apparently there was applause from kerry kennedy's side when she went over and shook the hand of the prosecutor. >> kerry kennedy found not guilty of driving while impaired >>> in the west, another icy blast with windchills dipping below zero. detroit public schools closed today because it is so closed. this is what happened after a water main break. the water froze completely solid on the streets. >>> the outgoing ambassador to russia says the crisis it ukraine is dire. they are patrolling a main airport. russian forces are conducting military drill near ukraine's border. men in camouflage uniforms are blocking one of the country's military air bases. you cra the ukraine's minister accuses russia and has pledged to keep fighting. victor yanukovych speaking from russia in his fir
every defense attorney does that. no matter who your client is. there is nothing unusual or bizarre. i think a defense attorney would be nuts not to put their client on the stand and develop some facts that just helps the jury relate to them. >> when the verdict was read, apparently there was applause from kerry kennedy's side when she went over and shook the hand of the prosecutor. >> kerry kennedy found not guilty of driving while impaired >>> in the west, another icy...
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there ought to be a nato summit where we reaffirm the collective defense of those east european allie allie allies. poland, putin needs to know that the security of those countries is strong and ever lasting. that's a message that the president of the united states is capable of gifgs giving. you saw that secretary of state kerry offered $1 billion in loan guarantees. kathy ashton, the senior foreign policy of the european union will be there top. we should see an equal or perhaps even bigger package by the eu. >> i'm not hearing you talk about sanctions because, as you know, the europeans, especially the germans, there's a split between them and the u.s. >> well, actually, that was a third thing that i was going to mention, wolf. obviously, as president obama has said correctly, there's got to be a cost for violating the integrity of another country for taking over the territory of that country. the united states is talking about maybe russia from the g-8. part of europe is with us, wolf. i think the british are. i think the french are. certainly the east europeans but germany has ve
there ought to be a nato summit where we reaffirm the collective defense of those east european allie allie allies. poland, putin needs to know that the security of those countries is strong and ever lasting. that's a message that the president of the united states is capable of gifgs giving. you saw that secretary of state kerry offered $1 billion in loan guarantees. kathy ashton, the senior foreign policy of the european union will be there top. we should see an equal or perhaps even bigger...
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his defense is that it was all an accident. why this testimony is to important is that it suggests there was a fight between boyfriend and girlfriend before any shooting took place. that she was upset, she was crying, she was screaming before she was thougts, which of course would damage his defense. >> on the one said you have, she says she heard them and got the number of got shots right. on the other side you have, she's 200 yards away. the defense attorneys at her. what was your take? >> this is still the beginning. i think it's powerful testimony and, you know, yes, it was a year ago, you can't be sure what you hear with complete certainty. but i thought her testimony was very impressive. again today, there's another witness testifying that she heard fighting, arguing between two people over the course of the evening. again damaging his defense that this was all just an accident, he had no ill feelings, no -- no reason to shoot his girlfriend that night. >> whether you see it as irony or a coincidence, the case could come
his defense is that it was all an accident. why this testimony is to important is that it suggests there was a fight between boyfriend and girlfriend before any shooting took place. that she was upset, she was crying, she was screaming before she was thougts, which of course would damage his defense. >> on the one said you have, she says she heard them and got the number of got shots right. on the other side you have, she's 200 yards away. the defense attorneys at her. what was your take?...
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russia beginning some massive air defense drills not very far away from ukraine. let's go live to barbara starr. what are you learning? >> wolf, these drills are about 300 miles from the border with ukraine, about 3,000 troops involved. air defense exercises. so different than the kinds of forces and weapons they put into crimea. this is about defending russian territory. but make no mistake, we've talked to u.s. sources who -- government sources who have been looking at this and say they are their concern remains the same. could the russians be using these exercises as a pretext for something else, as pretext for moving troops into ukraine, more troops in to crimea. that is the big worry. they want to make sure diplomacy is on track, but i did proceed massey needs to work before something goes wrong. >> there have been a number of u.s. military moves today. bring us up-to-date on what is going on. >> well, first up, the u.s. navy destroyer uss truckston let where it was ported sailing several hours towards turkey by the morning it will be inside the black sea. th
russia beginning some massive air defense drills not very far away from ukraine. let's go live to barbara starr. what are you learning? >> wolf, these drills are about 300 miles from the border with ukraine, about 3,000 troops involved. air defense exercises. so different than the kinds of forces and weapons they put into crimea. this is about defending russian territory. but make no mistake, we've talked to u.s. sources who -- government sources who have been looking at this and say they...
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plans to place a missile defense installation in eastern europe, for russian law banning americans from adopting russian children. as if things weren't troubling enough, came the arrival in moscow of national security agency leaker edward snowden. russia welcomed him and granted him temporary asylum. obama was stunned by the move. cancelled a one on one meeting with putin before the g-20 meetings in russia last september. he insisted things were okay between him and the russian president. >> i know the press likes to focus on body language and he's got that kind of slouch, looking like the bored kid in the back of the classroom. but the truth is, when we're in conversations together, often times it's very productive. >> vladimir putin did not agree, instead he added fuel to the fire, speaking terrifically to the american people in a letter published in the new york times last september saying, millions around the world increasingly see america not as a model of democracy, but as relying solely on brute force. cobbling coalitions together under the slogan, you're either with us or agains
plans to place a missile defense installation in eastern europe, for russian law banning americans from adopting russian children. as if things weren't troubling enough, came the arrival in moscow of national security agency leaker edward snowden. russia welcomed him and granted him temporary asylum. obama was stunned by the move. cancelled a one on one meeting with putin before the g-20 meetings in russia last september. he insisted things were okay between him and the russian president....
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defense secretary hagel takes heat up on capitol hill but says the u.s. is suspending military exercises with russia and will step up training with poland's military. we have full coverage beginning with our chief national security correspondent jim sciutto here tw latest. jim? >> i think you could say today we saul the full yin and yang of the u.s. policy response to the crisis in crimea. on the other side, secretary of defense chuck hagel demonstrating the u.s. commitment to its nato allies with the deployment of some aircraft and the cancellation-of nato contacts with russia. on the diplomatic side, we saw the opening of a diplomatic path to solving the crisis, the so-called off ramp u.s. officials have mentioned before, still undefined, kerry said, but a start. >> reporter: u.s. and russian diplomats face to face for the first time since the start of the crisis in crimea. secretary of state john kerry said they are now negotiating a diplomatic path to ending it. >> we are committed to working with russia. together with our friends and allies in an eff
defense secretary hagel takes heat up on capitol hill but says the u.s. is suspending military exercises with russia and will step up training with poland's military. we have full coverage beginning with our chief national security correspondent jim sciutto here tw latest. jim? >> i think you could say today we saul the full yin and yang of the u.s. policy response to the crisis in crimea. on the other side, secretary of defense chuck hagel demonstrating the u.s. commitment to its nato...
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secretary of defense chuck hagel is talking before the senate defense committee. we'll take that live. >> reaffirming our commitments to allies in central and eastern europe. i strongly support these efforts. the way it is being handled. the steps the president has taken to apply both the diplomatic and economic pressure on russia. and the continued collaboration, coordination with our european partners. this includes the new visa restrictions and executive order authorizing sanctions that the white house announced this morning. earlier this week, as you know, i directed the department of defense to suspend all military to military engagements and exercises with russia. and yesterday, i announced a series of steps that we'll take to reinforce allies in central and eastern europe during this crisis. these include stepping up our joint training through our aviation detachment in poland. i was advised this morning that that continues to move forward. i visited poland a few weeks ago, and we are going to augment our participation in nato's ballistic air policing missi
secretary of defense chuck hagel is talking before the senate defense committee. we'll take that live. >> reaffirming our commitments to allies in central and eastern europe. i strongly support these efforts. the way it is being handled. the steps the president has taken to apply both the diplomatic and economic pressure on russia. and the continued collaboration, coordination with our european partners. this includes the new visa restrictions and executive order authorizing sanctions...
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here in ukraine, the defense ministry is not commenting on this russian announcement. u.s. officials suspect there's nothing too offensive about it at this stage and this could, in fact, be intended to impress a domestic russian political audience, wolf. >> and what do you know about the latest confrontations that seem to be flaring in southern ukraine right now? >> reporter: yes, so this is the south of the country, and in a region known as the crimere. the russian government has a big lease on a naval facility there. its black sea fleet. a big chunk of the population see themselves as ethnically russian. today a flashpoint between thousands of people screaming krimere is part of russia, another outside the parliamentary building saying it's part of ukraine. it looked for a while like it could have been the potentially violent flashpoint between pro ukrainian-pro russian groups that people have been fearing. a lot of pushing and shoving. very rowdy. one person died at the scene, although it's not clear how. eventually some local political leaders told everyone to come out,
here in ukraine, the defense ministry is not commenting on this russian announcement. u.s. officials suspect there's nothing too offensive about it at this stage and this could, in fact, be intended to impress a domestic russian political audience, wolf. >> and what do you know about the latest confrontations that seem to be flaring in southern ukraine right now? >> reporter: yes, so this is the south of the country, and in a region known as the crimere. the russian government has a...
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according to the president he says they're local self-defense teams. why are they wearing uniforms similar to russians? he said they're available in shops across the union. he was asked if russians are involved in securing crimea? he said no repeatedly. that stands against teams on the ground are reporting that have spoken to soldiers and who have admitted they are russia. which explains why they're so well armed, driving armored vehicles and why army vehicles have russian plates. >> it's interesting in the of the phone call between merkel and problem. it says merkel expressed the opinion vladimir putin was in another world, did not seem teth t -- seem in reality. that's my translation. as someone reporting on putin for years, what's your take? is this somebody that disconnected from reality or somebody willing to say whatever he needs to say to accomplish what he needs to accomplish? >> i think putin is off viewed rightly as the ultimate pragmatist. he require rarely acts without . his take on what's going on on the ground and what western leaders bel
according to the president he says they're local self-defense teams. why are they wearing uniforms similar to russians? he said they're available in shops across the union. he was asked if russians are involved in securing crimea? he said no repeatedly. that stands against teams on the ground are reporting that have spoken to soldiers and who have admitted they are russia. which explains why they're so well armed, driving armored vehicles and why army vehicles have russian plates. >> it's...
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you call that defense?! come on! [ female announcer ] watch live tv anywhere. the x1 entertainment operating system, only from xfinity. >>> welcome back to a cnn special presentation. after president obama announced his new initiative for young men of color today, his senior adviser appeared on fox news with bill o'reilly. as you might expect, the two of them clashed over how to fix the problems facing these young men and according to o'reilly, the problem is what he called gangstas. >> you have to attack the fundamental disease if you want to cure it. i submit you have to get people like jay zee, kanye west, all of these gangster rappers to knock it off. >> these boys need positive role models. >> listen to me, listen to me. you've got to get where they live, all right? they idolize these guys with the hats on backwards and the terrible rap lyrics and the drugs and all that. you've got to get these guys. i think president obama can do it. >> all right. back with me now again, michael skolnik and bernie shaw. michael, does bill o'reilly have any idea what he's
you call that defense?! come on! [ female announcer ] watch live tv anywhere. the x1 entertainment operating system, only from xfinity. >>> welcome back to a cnn special presentation. after president obama announced his new initiative for young men of color today, his senior adviser appeared on fox news with bill o'reilly. as you might expect, the two of them clashed over how to fix the problems facing these young men and according to o'reilly, the problem is what he called gangstas....
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ukraine's ministry of defense saying now seven of the ship are trapped. as these pro and aspect russian protests continue in ukraine. u.s. warship is steaming towards the black sea as well. this missile destroyer is taking part in already planned naval exercises with romania and bulgaria. right now you have the house and the senate working on laws to publicly condemn the president's moves on crimea. one bill calling for spelling russia from the g8. we have much more on the crisis there. there is one person who could be key in solving this. why the german chancellor angela merkel has one thing all the other leaders don't. later, if the situation looks familiar. it is. we touched on this a moment ago. what did we learn from the russian invasion of georgia in 2008? is history repeating itself? how can we stop it? we will talk to the man who is is at pentagon in the invasion. stay here. could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance.s everybody knows that. well, did you know that when a tree falls in the forest and no one's around, it does make a sou
ukraine's ministry of defense saying now seven of the ship are trapped. as these pro and aspect russian protests continue in ukraine. u.s. warship is steaming towards the black sea as well. this missile destroyer is taking part in already planned naval exercises with romania and bulgaria. right now you have the house and the senate working on laws to publicly condemn the president's moves on crimea. one bill calling for spelling russia from the g8. we have much more on the crisis there. there...
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this is an interesting defense. this kind of drug has what you called an amnesia effect. this jury believed her expert. they did not believe, necessarily, what the prosecutor's expert was trying to primulgate. on this particular drug, she wouldn't have been aware she was driving erratically. >> you talked to kerry kennedy in the courtroom. what did they say? >> i was just in the courtroom when that verdict rank out. the jury deliberated about it, an hour and 10 minutes. i asked kerry kennedy, has this experience changed you at all. because this could be life changing in one way or another. she was a defendant in a courtroom. that has never happened before. she said, it really hasn't. she said she is not angry at all. she is just so grateful for the jury, grateful for the court officials. i saw some things a minute ago. i have never seen in a courtroom before. number one, the courtroom erupted into applause. it was from the side of kerry kennedy. she stood up after the jury left the room. she walked over to the prosecutors. she shook their hands before she left the courtro
this is an interesting defense. this kind of drug has what you called an amnesia effect. this jury believed her expert. they did not believe, necessarily, what the prosecutor's expert was trying to primulgate. on this particular drug, she wouldn't have been aware she was driving erratically. >> you talked to kerry kennedy in the courtroom. what did they say? >> i was just in the courtroom when that verdict rank out. the jury deliberated about it, an hour and 10 minutes. i asked...
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pistorius' defense lawyer, barry rue ripping into the witness there, michelle burger, questioning her time and again, how many shots, how did you hear them? what did you hear the screaming? what did your husband hear? your husband heard something different? he accused her of, you are adapting, you are speculating, you are closing the gap, all but telling her she is getting wrong, trying to inject an element of doubt in her testimony. she started off as a nervous witness. she started off speaking her native african. she finished the afternoon speaking in english standing up to that severe cross-examination and that's what the prosecution needs, witnesses with confidence where there can be no doubt in what they are saying. the defense attorney clearly trying to introduce some doubt into what that witness was saying there. >> we'll keep following the murder trial along with you there. thank you so much. still to come, investors on wall street bracing for the worst. why the political crisis is causing economic turn moil around the world. it's a stationery and gifts store. anything we purc
pistorius' defense lawyer, barry rue ripping into the witness there, michelle burger, questioning her time and again, how many shots, how did you hear them? what did you hear the screaming? what did your husband hear? your husband heard something different? he accused her of, you are adapting, you are speculating, you are closing the gap, all but telling her she is getting wrong, trying to inject an element of doubt in her testimony. she started off as a nervous witness. she started off...
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missile defense system. the important thing to remember though is we should be measured and careful because this is not any kind of a triumph for putin. this is putin's nightmare. he is ukraine, which has been for 300 years, part of russia, being severed off, joining the west. yes, he's desperately trying to find a way to keep crimea. even in crimea, there are lots of nonrussians. this is going to change the relationship russia has with all its neighbors. poland, czech republic, of course, ukraine, it's going to change the relations with europe. all in which is negative for russia. how ever we view this, john mccain and others, some kind of putin's master plan. this is a nightmarish situation with putin is losing ukraine and is desperately trying to salvage something out of it. >> because as you know, the chris ims of putin, especially in the united states, they've been arguing that putin's desires to recreate if you will, a new soviet union, russia with its influence throughout eastern europe in all of thos
missile defense system. the important thing to remember though is we should be measured and careful because this is not any kind of a triumph for putin. this is putin's nightmare. he is ukraine, which has been for 300 years, part of russia, being severed off, joining the west. yes, he's desperately trying to find a way to keep crimea. even in crimea, there are lots of nonrussians. this is going to change the relationship russia has with all its neighbors. poland, czech republic, of course,...
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ukrainian defense officials say a dozen trucks have crossed into the crimean city of kurch. president obama said the united states is examining a series of steps to to, quote, isolate russia. sanctions are being prepared even right now. we have the kind of coverage that only cnn can deliver, beginning with our chief national security correspondent jim sciutto. jim? >> clearly the administration is getting ready to act. no decision made yet on whether to impose those sanctions or, indeed, which sanctions to impose but they want to have the options ready. and today we heard the president warn that his goal is to isolate russia and make its actions in ukraine very costly. with russian troops now swarming, sovereigning ukrainian territory, preparing likely sanctions against russia. president obama vowing today to make russia's military intervention a costly proposition. >> what we're indicating to the russians is that if, in fact, they continue on the projectory that they are on, we are going to have a negative impact on russia's economy and its status in the world. >> reporter:
ukrainian defense officials say a dozen trucks have crossed into the crimean city of kurch. president obama said the united states is examining a series of steps to to, quote, isolate russia. sanctions are being prepared even right now. we have the kind of coverage that only cnn can deliver, beginning with our chief national security correspondent jim sciutto. jim? >> clearly the administration is getting ready to act. no decision made yet on whether to impose those sanctions or, indeed,...
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so, too, has chuck hagel, the secretary of defense. all making very loud and clear and public statements that they are watching. that they are concerned and that they want this to all be resolved peacely. russia is bound by treaty that it signed with other nations when ukraine first became independent after the fall of the soviet union. voluntarily gave up its nuclear arsenal. russia is bound by treaty, not to intervene in ukraine. so that is the legal basis that people are hoping will be respected. >> christiane amanpour, appreciate your insight this morning. thanks so much. >>> also new this morning, tensions are rising along the korean peninsula. south korea says its communist neighbor to the north, north korea, has fired four short-range missiles into the east sea. north korea has been protesting joint military drills that are now being conducted by the united states and south korea. >>> a routine flight from los angeles to oakland ended with a quick evacuation in almost complete darkness for passengers and crew aboard a delta sky
so, too, has chuck hagel, the secretary of defense. all making very loud and clear and public statements that they are watching. that they are concerned and that they want this to all be resolved peacely. russia is bound by treaty that it signed with other nations when ukraine first became independent after the fall of the soviet union. voluntarily gave up its nuclear arsenal. russia is bound by treaty, not to intervene in ukraine. so that is the legal basis that people are hoping will be...
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defense secretary chuck hagel is taking a very different tact. warning them to stay out of the ukraine. >> for more on this, we have a contributing editor at atlantic media. talk about a confusing situation. it feels like a very critical moment in what direction this crisis is going to go. you have two airports where they have armed gunmen, you have the ukrainian government saying it's an armed invasion by russia. what do you think this tells us? >> russia suffered a big defeat with this revolution of viktor yanukovych. i think what putin is trying to do is send a message that ukraine cannot be anti-russian. one of the leverages they have is the area of crimea. it used to be part of russia, not part of the ukraine. maybe half the people in the crimea are ethnically russian. so by stirring up some kind of secession sentiment there, it's a way of sending a message to the capitol kiev, if you go too far, we're going to stir up a movement that's going to cause you a lot of problems. >> do you think that while what we're hearing from russian officials
defense secretary chuck hagel is taking a very different tact. warning them to stay out of the ukraine. >> for more on this, we have a contributing editor at atlantic media. talk about a confusing situation. it feels like a very critical moment in what direction this crisis is going to go. you have two airports where they have armed gunmen, you have the ukrainian government saying it's an armed invasion by russia. what do you think this tells us? >> russia suffered a big defeat with...
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defense secretary, chuck hagel, arrived in brussels for a defense minister's meeting. this is expected to be topic number one. the pakistanis are already pointing out that this could be a regional security crisis. their feeling is that there could be civil war in afghanistan. 30% of afghan troops could defect if the u.s. goes. this will be a crisis because it will give the u.s. very limited ability to keep an eye on al qaeda and the taliban and the concern for u.s. security for all of us. this could become a safe haven again for those militant groups. the u.s. won't be able to keep an eye on the other side of the border in pakistan. which al qaeda still basically calls its home. a lot at stake. karzai will be leading off later this year. there are new elections. the hope is a new afghan president may see it differently. the pentagon making clear the clock is ticking. they cannot wait around forever. some decisions will have to be made. carol? >> cnn's barbara starr. a new warning for people in north carolina. do note touch the river water and do not eat fish from the d
defense secretary, chuck hagel, arrived in brussels for a defense minister's meeting. this is expected to be topic number one. the pakistanis are already pointing out that this could be a regional security crisis. their feeling is that there could be civil war in afghanistan. 30% of afghan troops could defect if the u.s. goes. this will be a crisis because it will give the u.s. very limited ability to keep an eye on al qaeda and the taliban and the concern for u.s. security for all of us. this...
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sort of controlling force, operating with a very real presence alongside pro-russian local units, self-defense units, whatever they may be, people who are wearing a georgian ribbon which is a symbol of russian military valor and who are acting alongside these marked gunmen. these reports that there are 2,000 according to u.s. security officials, russian military operating in crimea, now the ukrainian government says as many as 6,000. it's very hard to give you any kind of confirmation of that on the ground. it is not as though the capital city, simferopol is littered with army troops going around? no. they are in very specific locations. they're acting in a low-key impression and it's impossible to tell you exactly who they are. but it is impossible to believe they are anything other than russian military because of their high level of organization, their efficiency, the weapons that they carry. and it would seem as though behind the scenes, and with the help of those gunmen, vladimir putin is massaging the pro-russian forces in to this country, who are now led by a new leader, who is effectiv
sort of controlling force, operating with a very real presence alongside pro-russian local units, self-defense units, whatever they may be, people who are wearing a georgian ribbon which is a symbol of russian military valor and who are acting alongside these marked gunmen. these reports that there are 2,000 according to u.s. security officials, russian military operating in crimea, now the ukrainian government says as many as 6,000. it's very hard to give you any kind of confirmation of that...